Salaam "Bombay Dreams"

The main feature here is a 90-minute look at the origins of the musical, "Bombay Dreams," and work leading up to its finished production. Among the highlights are hearing to hear how producer Andrew Lloyd Webber came upon the idea, watching A.R. Rahman improvise during recordings (to the distress of his English counterpart in the sessions) and discuss his work, the remarks of the English choreographers to the background, habits and conditions of the Indian dancers (esp. working on concrete floors), and the on-the-fly adjustments made by the director as the musical is rehearsed on the stage.The disc is filled with extras: a ton of interview footage, another featurette on the production, a look at the preparation of a performance for the Queen of England, four songs from the actual performance, and two promotional videos. You'll only wish there were more songs included, but that doesn't take anything away from what's here.Recommended to fans of the show, of course, but also to anyone who is tempted to explore the Bollywood scene. I only had a couple Bollywood DVDs prior to watching this, but I have since ordered more and cannot wait to watch TAAL and others.

This is a fascinating documentary on the making of Bombay Dreams, a lovely, lively musical play that was premiered in London and eventually brought to Broadway in a very revised, inferior rendition. Watching this DVD gives us insight into the creation of this unusual show--a stage rendering of a Bollywood style musical. Some of the process is exactly what one would expect of a western musical; some of the process is unique to the composer of Bombay Dreams, Academy Award-winning A. R. Rahmann. As the stage performance of Bombay Dreams was never released on video (please, Andrew Lloyd Webber, we know you taped it so please let us purchase it!) this documentary offers some brief glimpses of the show, even going as far as a couple of almost complete numbers. Right now, this is the only way for those of us who saw the London production to experience it again. A movie version was announced, but three or four years have passed, so it appears it has died on the vine.

Anyone who saw the live stage of this musical will be greatly disappointed. As some already has mentioned in their previous reviews, this is not the musical play itself but making of it--hours of documentary of the people who produced this play. Personally, I was not interested in them, nor how this musical was made. When this musical play was still on Broadway, short-lived, was enjoyable enough to have a good afternoon as a matinee show, particularly to a Bollywood lover like myself, but a second-rate musical in terms of quality nonetheless. This musical play was something like Grease--shallow, but enjoyable, and can be watched at times when you need a light entertainment. To make a background film about such a musical is self-conceited in the first place. The DVD description is grossly misleading. There are a three or four live songs and dances included in this DVD, but the filming-style is very outdated looking like as if they were taped in 1950s or 60s--camera never staying still but constantly moving around, focus constantly changing, close-ups and long-shots mixed every second alternately; it even uses a slow-motion in one of the dance scenes. In short, the camera work is too busy to let you identify what really is going on in these segments, to the extent you stop watching it after 5 minutes. In short, although this DVD is cheap, its cheap contents do not deserve your small money.

I was a bit disappointed that this was not a DVD of the musical but rather the making of the musical. There were enough clips from the show to make it entertaining. I surely wish one of the performances had been film,ed for sale.

I saw Bombay Dreams on the suggestion of concierge of the hotel I was staying at in London many years ago. I have seen several London shows and this was my favorite and most memorable.This DVD captured some of the memories for me.

I wanted the soundtrack for the play and while i found that it showed this DVD with it so I bought it thinking it was a DVD of the play, when I got it today found out that the DVD was a behind the scenes and making of only not the play. Feel this was kind of misleading. The DVD itself is ok but not at all what I was looking for.

The making of "Bombay Dreams" not the actual theatrical play. A good account of back stange and how the whole play came together. Not a DVD that worth purchasing but definately a good rental.

I was looking for a film version of the stage performance, this was more of a behind the scenes look at the production. It was still fine, but not really what I wanted.

je suis complètement ravis de ce DVD, la seule chose qui m'agace, c'est que j'aurais voulu voir le show au complet, c'est ce qui me déçois, mais pour le res, l"image n'est pas vraiment bonne, mais ce qui rend ce DVD exeptionnel, c'est la richesse des interviews.

ボーナストラックは再生できるものの、本編の再生方法が分からず、返品申請。それに対する返信は「返品理由を聞かせてほしい」だったので、上記の旨を書き、再生方法さえ指示してもらえば返品申請は取り下げる（当たり前だが）、こちらの理解不足と期待したい、と送り返したところ、何の反応もなし。再度問合せを送っても相変わらず沈黙。最低ですね。

Interesting and enjoyable.

Lots of fun

Was NTSC not mention clearly so can't watch it on my DVD PLAYER Disappointed